Post by: boneaddict on November 12, 2018, 07:08:00 AM
2016
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2017
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2018
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Post by: boneaddict on November 12, 2018, 07:50:52 AM
Super cool! Interesting how the rack seemed to clean up and lose a lot of the extra points in 2017 but they came back with a vengeance in 18. (Not speculating its a different buck, it is definitely still him.) Is this a common thing? Any idea what might make that happen?
Check out his little dropper. Lol. I hear ya! It’s why I thought I’d share. If people like this sort of thing. I figured he was just going downhill then it was like he relapsed on roids.
Post by: Eagle eye on November 12, 2018, 08:04:03 AM
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Post by: elkrack on November 12, 2018, 09:58:19 AM
I thought he was old the first time I saw him. I posted a topic on here how this was a world class buck. I got shredded. He was tucked under a tree with a doe in the pouring rain and to me looked like an old monarch. His extras etc. I look over a lot of bucks, some of them even big, lol, and this guy just did it for me. Funny how some are more interesting than others.
I remember that thread. Was an awesome buck then still is now. Character counts! :tup:
Post by: DeerSkin on November 12, 2018, 10:04:58 AM
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Post by: Dan-o on November 12, 2018, 06:05:49 PM
Glad he's still walking.
Post by: boneaddict on November 13, 2018, 05:19:24 AM
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Post by: kellama2001 on November 15, 2018, 12:59:34 PM
Love those eye brows.
Glad he's still walking.
:yeah: one of my fave boneaddict bucks! Thanks for the pic history, very cool! :tup:
Post by: boneaddict on November 15, 2018, 01:11:56 PM
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Post by: kellama2001 on November 15, 2018, 08:18:42 PM
Thank you Kellama. I’m pretty sure he is going to be Mr. December this year, fog or not.
That would be awesome, I love the fog pics!
Post by: boneaddict on November 10, 2019, 08:13:37 AM
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Post by: boneaddict on November 10, 2019, 01:49:07 PM
Post by: boneaddict on November 10, 2019, 01:49:39 PM
That is so cool. Thanks for the pics.
Thank you. You bet.
Post by: outdooraddict on November 10, 2019, 08:59:55 PM
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Post by: blackveltbowhunter on November 11, 2019, 07:31:40 AM
I would be curious to know how old this buck is. If I saw that 2016 pic I think many a hunter would have swore ( myself included) based on his headgear he was an old buck heading backwards, clearly not the case. Maybe he was wounded, or tough rut that prior winter. Would be fun to know an exact age if ever possible and educational as well. Regardless incredible animal. Thanks for sharing Bone.
Post by: 7mmfan on November 11, 2019, 08:08:13 AM
Awesome :tup: :tup: I love the cape on this buck and the rack is pretty good as well :chuckle:
I would be curious to know how old this buck is. If I saw that 2016 pic I think many a hunter would have swore ( myself included) based on his headgear he was an old buck heading backwards, clearly not the case. Maybe he was wounded, or tough rut that prior winter. Would be fun to know an exact age if ever possible and educational as well. Regardless incredible animal. Thanks for sharing Bone.
With the drought year 2015 followed by the hard winter, it might make sense that he was down a little in 2016. Not knowing how old he is, he could have rutted really hard 2015 and struggled through the winter. Very glad he's still around, it's nice to see those big old survivors out kickin butt and taking names.
Post by: fishnfur on November 11, 2019, 10:23:31 AM
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Post by: jstone on November 12, 2019, 02:51:29 PM
How old do you guess him being?
Post by: boneaddict on November 14, 2019, 07:00:42 PM
He isn't going to make the Calendar so......
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Post by: O. Nerka on November 14, 2019, 07:10:23 PM
Thanks for the consistent photos of great bucks. As a new hunter it's very cool to see what else is out there besides the dinky 3 point I shot this year.
Post by: boneaddict on November 14, 2019, 07:29:09 PM
Post by: O. Nerka on November 14, 2019, 07:54:18 PM
He has a core area that’s pretty tight.Thanks. I hope you run into him again soon.
Post by: boneaddict on November 14, 2019, 07:58:45 PM
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Post by: LongBomb on November 04, 2021, 06:22:21 PM
This we must see Bone!
Post by: boneaddict on November 04, 2021, 06:46:22 PM
Post by: Jpmiller on November 04, 2021, 06:54:41 PM
I'm sure we could settle for a sub par pic to hold us over
Post by: Curly on November 04, 2021, 07:37:51 PM
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Post by: Angry Perch on November 05, 2021, 10:06:24 AM
waiting for a better pic
Bone, once you've located a deer, how confident are you that you'll be able to find him again a day/ week later?
Post by: pianoman9701 on November 05, 2021, 11:46:33 AM
Post by: OutHouse on November 05, 2021, 11:50:23 AM
I thought he was old the first time I saw him. I posted a topic on here how this was a world class buck. I got shredded. He was tucked under a tree with a doe in the pouring rain and to me looked like an old monarch. His extras etc. I look over a lot of bucks, some of them even big, lol, and this guy just did it for me. Funny how some are more interesting than others.
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Whoever shredded your thread that this is a world class buck doesn't know their back side from a whole in the ground. Just look at the width and mass compared to its ears (Preaching to the choir). My understanding is that mature mule deer ears are very wide, sometime as much as 25 inches. That beast is amazing in all respects.
Post by: elkrack on November 05, 2021, 12:33:03 PM
Post by: carpsniperg2 on November 05, 2021, 01:11:16 PM
Such a cool deer and glad he has got to spread his genes over many years and has lots of offspring running around.
Post by: elkrack on November 05, 2021, 01:46:39 PM
Got him today! No 2020, figured he was dead
He must have been self quarantined lol
Post by: boneaddict on November 05, 2021, 03:20:53 PM
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Post by: pd on November 08, 2021, 03:16:54 PM
"Not this year, buddy."
Post by: boneaddict on November 10, 2021, 06:48:08 PM
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Post by: Birdguy on November 10, 2021, 08:15:50 PM
Thank you! By looking at his condition, I'm guessing this will be his last.
I was thinking the same thing. You may well find him next year but I doubt he will be the same deer in many ways. The history is just amazing!! All these years, the stuff he has seen, the predators he has escaped the roads crossed, just crazy!! Thanks again Doug :tup:
Post by: kellama2001 on November 10, 2021, 09:49:07 PM
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Post by: kellama2001 on November 11, 2021, 09:26:00 AM
Somewhere in my deer shed pile in the old shop out back I have about seven years of the same whitetail and he always looked the same and got super tall for a few yrs then back down to the first few years size and stayed that way but it's bases just got fatter every year. Never actually saw the deer but his sheds were always in the same spot.
That's a really cool story!
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on November 12, 2021, 07:13:30 AM
Thank you! By looking at his condition, I'm guessing this will be his last.I was thinking the same thing. What a cool story. :tup:
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Post by: boneaddict on November 12, 2021, 07:38:54 PM
Are there other deer with less identifiable features you have a long history with like this or is it too hard to be sure year to year with most bucks?It helps when they are as distinguishing as this guy. But yes there are a few. If you search “legend” on here, it chronicals one. I photographed one today right before dark that I’ve filmed a couple times the last 5 years. Pretty sure anyway.
Just determined I filmed another repeat today. It was even later than the previous one. My wife spotted it from the road. I closed the distance and snapped a couple document pics. A huge non typ buck the last two years. Same character in antlers but much smaller. (He is still a nice buck)
Post by: LongBomb on October 21, 2022, 10:48:31 PM
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Post by: C-Money on October 22, 2022, 08:17:03 AM
Sorry I missed your question C. In a way I do, every year, but no probably not. I think this one is almost personal. The thrill I get or got from following him from year to year was amazing. It even inspires the Mrs, to go with me to try to find him. Don't get me wrong, I love his antlers. I'm still waiting for that shed hunter to step forward with them for me. LOL I hope I get another crack at that big one this year. Lots of tags and non tags since then, so we shall see.
He is truly special to ya after all these years...Hope you can locate those sheds!
Post by: boneaddict on October 29, 2022, 07:29:55 AM
sorry for the documentation type photo. hopefully better ones to follow now that it is becoming daylight.
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Post by: LongBomb on October 29, 2022, 08:22:31 AM
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Post by: Pathfinder101 on October 29, 2022, 02:05:44 PM
Old bucks like that make me happy but also sad. I'm stoked he lived a full life in a merciless world but sad to think of the dead he most certainly suffered. A hunters bullet would have been much more merciful than what mother nature gave him.
:yeah: Basically the lecture I give my Hunter's Safety students...